Mandeep Singh Toofan and Manpreet Singh, two abconding members of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Gang, have been arrested by the Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force, officials said on Friday. They are being linked with the murder of Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala. 

Moose Wala shot dead on May 29 by unidentified assailants in Punjab’s Mansa district. He was 28 years old. As per police, Lawrence Bishnoi was the mastermind behind the killing of the singer. Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, Bishnoi’s aide, has also been linked to the murder. 

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“In an intelligence-led operation, Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) arrested two main absconding members– Mandeep and Manpreet of Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Gang from Amritsar. Both were wanted for several cases of killings, dacoity and links with Sidhu Moose Wala murder case,” said the Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab.

Who are Mandeep Toofan and Manpreet Singh?

The task force nabbed the two gangsters, identified as Mandeep alias Tufan and Manpreet alias Mani Raiya, from Amritsar district, Punjab Police DGP Gaurav Yadav said.

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The two were arrested in an intelligence-led operation, Yadav added.

Mandeep Toofan was also linked to the murder of gangster Rana Kandowalia. Haryanvi-speaking youth, Jagroshan Hundal of Tarn Taran and Mani Rayya, Mandeep Singh of Batala and Happy Shah, also known as Sharma were named in the case. 

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Not much is known about Mani Raiya. 

On Saturday, Punjab Police arrested the sixth and last shooter involved in the popular Punjabi singer’s killing.

In an 1,850-page chargesheet filed in a Mansa court last month, the Punjab Police had stated that gangster Goldy Brar was the mastermind behind the murder and had coordinated with Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, Lawrence Bishnoi, and others to execute the killing.